Fastskiguy Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 You "look" fast even when you're going slow. the worst is when you're in control and people rocket by with no control and you still get talked to because you're on an alpine board. Bears Repeating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call me jack Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 hey fin,they must've been trained by our good friends at welch village; welcome to the club! maybe we should all wear matching jackets too. or just a big scarlet "C" on our backs. ;) good luck with your battle, if they're anything like what we've been dealing with, it's a losing one. we've had video, pictures, and the ski race director on our side, but none of it mattered. even when caught in a lie, they stuck to fabricated stories and refused to listen. -trent some one really needs to tell me what went down at welch. i kept hearing about it last year, but no one ever told me the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Winters Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Jeez..... that would make a good caption contest. Look at the patrolman checking out your gear with a puzzled look... And the guy taking your name doesn't look like he could spell Fin if you spotted him the F and the i. Maybe it was the sticker on the nose of your board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickythecat Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carvedog Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 That guy was mad at you Fin because he can barely fit in his ski pants. Thank God you got it on video, at least there is a chance of putting these numbnuts in their place. Hope the audio thing works out. There is a free utility called yousendit.com that works great for photo files for me. Free up to 100mb. I have been having a little trouble getting a video from $trider but I think that is more of a file formatting or...... Good luck Fin. At first I have to admit I saw the thread title and thought OFF Topic dude. Then saw the author and thought well Fin can do whatever he wants. But now with the topic at hand I can see how important this is. Hope it all works out. Stick it to the Yellow Man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ursle Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Looks like the Ski patroller has board envy If you were in Yellow they would have cleared the way for you Problem with arguing with idiots- they bring you down to their level and beat you with experience ... After it's over a full write-up submitted to Ski Magazine would be a wonderful read, it's so anti-snowboard it might print it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fin Posted December 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Heading over to the "Mountain Watch" offices in about 1/2 hour. Have an appointment with the two supervisors over there. After them I go see Patrol as they are right next door. So far they have been very interested in the video Chris and I took that day. Wish me luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr D Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Around here we get painted as extremist terrorist types when we videotape the powers that be abusing said power! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queequeg Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Heading over to the "Mountain Watch" offices in about 1/2 hour. Have an appointment with the two supervisors over there. After them I go see Patrol as they are right next door. So far they have been very interested in the video Chris and I took that day.Wish me luck! Send 'em ta court and lock 'em up!!! When we gonna get the deets? I'm dying of curiosity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjvircks Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 What we need right about now is a good strong "D-sub rant". So Fin... when do you think we might get filled in on the specifics? You can't just leave us hanging! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffV Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 I had something probably close to what Fin had to deal with happen to me at Sunday River a few years ago. I was with my brother, dad and brother-in law riding the on Dec. 26th. I was the only one on HB's let alone a snowboard. It was our first run, my brother and brother-in-law blew by be. We where on a green trail I was just rolling quick edge to edge turns and taking it easy. Threre were a ton of beginners out so I stayed to the edge of the trail to stay away from collisions. I slowed down at the "slow" sign and skidded into the lift line. I was the last one to merge in from my group. The a ski patrol came right storming over pointed at me and started yelling at me. I have never in my life been treated like this before on the slopes. I couldn't even get a word in. If I tried he just got angrier and threatened to clip my ticket. My brother and brother in-law asked why he picked me out since they were going faster. Well that just got them in trouble as well. I was told I was riding out of control and was a thread to everyone on the slope around me. My dad asked a question and almost got his ticket clipped as well. My ticket was marked with a big red X as was my brothers and brother in-laws (because they tried to defend me). If I got pulled over again I was done. Haven't been back to SR since then, this was by far the worst I have ever been tried on the slopes after and I was most definitely singled out. I've got a GoPro now and will be putting that to good use if a situation like this comes up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastskiguy Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 It takes competency to judge competency so maybe that is the problem here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loc Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 I hate stupid power tripping apes. I'd like to hear more stories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donek Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 I hate stupid power tripping apes. I'd like to hear more stories I had my pass yanked a number of times when I was younger. I tend to do my best to avoid the patrollers and slip the trail if they are around. The last couple times I've been pulled over I've informed them that I own a snowboard manufacturing company that produces race boards and then showed them the corporate pass that said Donek on it. They've given me a bewildered look. I'm not sure weather they aren't familiar with the corporate pass or just figured they're on thin ice claiming a guy who makes race gear is out of control. They let me off with a verbal warning. There's nothing worse than a power hungry individual wishing to prove to himself that he has power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyagt4 Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 I see those people as two types. One who does it to genuinely help people, and the other to have a power trip. Sadly I've met more of the later than the former. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fin Posted December 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Getting ready to post my full report on this tonight. I think you will all be amazed at what you see and hear. So I am going to shut this one down and move it along. I'll be making a new thread on this tomight. Stay tuned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fin Posted December 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 New thread on this topic here: http://www.bomberonline.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=28054 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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